EU chief slams Israel's 'abhorrent' strikes on Gaza civilian sites
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Brussels, Belgium: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen denounced as abhorrent Israel s deadly wave of strikes on civilian facilities in Gaza including a s...
Brussels, Belgium: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen denounced as "abhorrent" Israel's deadly wave of strikes on civilian facilities in Gaza including a school, during a call with Jordan's King Abdullah II on Tuesday.
Rescuers said Israeli strikes killed at least 52 people in the Gaza Strip Monday, 33 in a school-turned-shelter, in a renewed offensive to destroy Hamas that has drawn international condemnation.
"The expansion of Israel's military operations in Gaza targeting civilian infrastructure, among them a school that served as a shelter for displaced Palestinian families, killing civilians, including children, is abhorrent," von der Leyen said, according to an EU readout of the call.
"The European Commission has always supported -- and will continue to support -- Israel's right to security and self-defence," she said.
"But this escalation and disproportionate use of force against civilians cannot be justified under humanitarian and international law," von der Leyen warned.
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